Pascal Payet
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| Pascal Payet | |
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| Born | February 24, 1964 Marseille, France |
| Penalty | -30-year sentence for murder -7-year sentence for having organised the 2003 jail break.[1] |
| Status | In custody since Sept 2007 |
Pascal Payet is a French criminal who has gained notoriety for his daring prison escapes using helicopters. He was initially sentenced to a 30 year jail term for a murder committed during the robbery of a security van.
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[edit] Escape attempts
[edit] October 2001 Luynes prison in southern France
The initial escape Pascal Payet escaped from Luynes prison using a hijacked helicopter.[2]
[edit] 2003 Luynes prison in southern France
Pascal Payet organized the helicopter escape of three men Franck Perletto, Eric Alboreo, and Michel Valero from Luynes prison using a hijacked helicopter.[3] He was later captured and given seven more years for his role in the 2003 escape.
[edit] July 15, 2007 Grasse prison south-east France
Pascal Payet escaped from Grasse prison using a helicopter that was hijacked by four masked men from Cannes-Mandelieu airport.[2] The helicopter landed some time later at Brignoles, 38 kilometres north-east of Toulon, France on the Mediterranean coast. Payet and his accomplices then fled the scene and the pilot was released unharmed. [1]
Payet was re-captured on September 21, 2007, in Mataró, Spain, about 18 miles northeast of Barcelona. He had undergone cosmetic surgery, but was still identified by Spanish police.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Killer stages second helicopter prison break (HTML). sundaytelegraph (2007). Retrieved on July 15, 2007.
- ^ a b French inmate in second breakout (HTML). BBC (2007). Retrieved on July 15, 2007.
- ^ (French) Les évadés de la prison de Luynes arrêtés dans la Drôme (HTML). investigateur.info (2003). Retrieved on 2003-05-10, 2007.
- ^ "Escaped killer from French prison caught", Associated Press, September 21, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-10-02.
